gossips

英 [ˈɡɒsɪps]

美 [ˈɡɑːsɪps]

n.  流言飞语; 闲言碎语; 说长道短; 闲聊; 喜欢传播流言飞语的人; 爱说长道短(或说三道四)的人
v.  传播流言飞语; 说三道四; 说长道短
gossip的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 流言蜚语；小道消息；闲话
  Gossipis informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
  1. He spent the first hour talking gossip...
     他头一个小时都在闲聊。
  2. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...
     关于他缺席的原因有很多传言。
  3. Don't you like a good gossip?
     你不想好好地聊聊吗？
• V-RECIP 闲聊；说长道短
  If yougossip withsomeone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two peoplegossip.
  1. We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...
     我们交谈着，争论着，闲聊着，一直持续到晚上。
  2. Eva gossiped with Sarah...
     伊娃与萨拉在闲聊。
  3. Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.
     利利怀特夫人从来不说长道短。
• N-COUNT 爱说长道短的人
  If you describe someone as agossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
  1. He was a vicious gossip.
     他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。

双语例句

• Gossips have insisted that he's more than just another friend.
  爱说长道短的人们坚持认为，他不仅是另一个朋友而已。
• Burnt to cinders, we were told by the neighbourhood gossips.
  街头巷尾都在传他被烧成了灰烬。
• They had long gossips together, and were endlessly confidential.
  她们在一起一谈就谈到很久，把什么心腹话都说出来。
• The pretty girl's reputation was defiled by malicious gossips.
  这个美丽的女孩的名声全被恶意的谣言给玷污了。
• Don't read the newspaper, gossips with friends, or text your roommate during class.
  上课的时候不要读报纸，小声和朋友聊天，或者发短信给你的室友。
• Her father, to avoid gossips was quick to marry her with someone.
  她的父亲为了消除流言蜚语，很快就让她和某人结婚了。
• Did you ever hear of such a thing? Asked the gossips.
  “你听说过这样的事吗？”爱传流言蜚语的人问。
• I always used to enjoy our gossips over the garden fence.
  我过去总是以我们隔着庭院篱笆的闲谈为乐。
• But gossips will not dare to speak of it to him for the first few days.
  但是头几天里，就是好嚼舌的人也不敢在他面前提的。
• Cursed be gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many.
  搬弄是非的，和一口两舌的人，是可咒骂的，因为他们使许多安享和平的人丧亡。